Assembly: Argentina has a bicameral National Congress (Congreso de la nación) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 72 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) with 257 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by qualified majority to serve a 4-year term.

In the Senate (Senado) 72 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 6-year terms.** In the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) 257 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

**One-third of the Senate is renewable every two years. Senators are elected from 24 multi-member districts, with 3 Senators. 2 Senate seats per district are granted to the party receiving the highest number of votes, while the other seat is given to the first minority party.

***One-half of the Chamber of Deputies is renewable every two years. Party lists are closed. There are 24 multi-member districts. The threshold is 3 percent.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Party: Front for Victory / Frente para la Victoria (FPV)

Leader: Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER

Seats won in last election: 78​

Party: Republican Proposal / Propuesta Republicana (PRO)

Leader: Mauricio MACRI

Seats won in last election: 3

Party: Radical Civic Union/Union Civica Radical (UCR)

Leader: Ernesto SANZ

Seats won in last election: 13

Party: Socialist Party/Partido Socialista (PS)

Leader: Ruben GIUSTINIANI

Seats won in last election: 5

Party: Radical Civic Coalition/Coalicion Civica (CC)

Leader: Elisa CARRIO

Seats won in last election: 0

Last election:

The last election for the Chamber of Deputies was held on 23 October 2011. The Front for Victory Party won 78 seats; The Radical Civic Union won 13 seats, the Popular Union won 3 seats, and the Socialist Party won 5 seats.

Population and number of registered voters:

Population: 41,446,246 (July 2013 est.)

Registered voters: 30,635,464 (2013)[2]

Gender Data:

Female Population: 21,250,587 (July 2013 est.)

Is Argentina a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)[4]

Has Argentina ratified CEDAW: Yes (15 July 1985)[5]

Gender Quota: Yes[6]

Female Candidates in this election: Yes

Number of Female Legislators: 94 (37%) of 257 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)[7]

Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 49[8]

Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low[9]